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Taking US-Greece relations to the next level: A discussion with Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou

Last week Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the new Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement between Greece and the United States and held the third round of talks as part of the strategic dialogue between both countries. Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou, Greece’s ambassador to the United States, joins The Greek Current to discuss how this development fits into the broader Greece-US relationship, why it’s a significant step as Greece looks to play a larger role in the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans, and what the next steps are in the US-Greece partnership.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here: 

Dendias: Turkey’s opinion was not an issue for US

U.S. says it made no financing offers to Turkey on F-16 jets

U.S. Offering F-16s to Turkey as Reimbursement, Erdogan Says

Turkey summons 10 ambassadors after call for philanthropist's release

Statement on Four Years of Osman Kavala’s Detention

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